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Christopher Upton

Examiner (ID: 7777, Phone: (571)272-1169 , Office: P/1778 )

Most Active Art Unit
1778
Art Unit(s)
1797, 1776, 1724, 1306, 1308, 1778
Total Applications
3146
Issued Applications
2580
Pending Applications
123
Abandoned Applications
451

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/918844
Hand-held machine tool Apr 19, 2021 Issued
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17/233875
DUTY CYCLE FOR INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSORS Apr 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/232753
Induction sensor assembly of a securing and locking unit of a telescoping jib of a vehicle crane Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/232110
Modular multilevel converter system and voltage detection method and open-circuit fault diagnosis method thereof Apr 14, 2021 Issued
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17/222146
Portable connector assembly Apr 4, 2021 Issued
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17/217033
Membrane sensor device for position detection and drive assembly, rear view device and vehicle therewith Mar 29, 2021 Issued
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17/214013
Disconnection detecting system and disconnection detecting method Mar 25, 2021 Issued
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17/913720
Resonant Electromagnetic Sensor and System and Methods to Optimize Mar 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/207301
Position sensor devices, methods and systems based on magnetic field gradients Mar 18, 2021 Issued
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17/203271
System and method for detection of defects in semiconductor devices Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/202764
Pyro igniter circuit and testing method Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/911630
Circuit and method for balancing energy management over time Mar 12, 2021 Issued
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17/911119
System and method for spatially detecting any foreign bodies within a product on the basis of dielectric characteristics of said product Mar 10, 2021 Issued
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17/197307
Low profile millimeterwave load pull tuner Mar 9, 2021 Issued
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17/195885
MAGNETIC SENSOR SENSITIVITY MATCHING CALIBRATION Mar 8, 2021 Abandoned
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17/193829
Semiconductor device Mar 4, 2021 Issued
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17/191891
Display panel and crack detection method, and display device Mar 3, 2021 Issued
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17/189789
Hybrid position sensor Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/188037
Tester for a frequency-dependent ground fault interrupt wiring device Feb 28, 2021 Issued
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17/187206
Position sensing circuit for an electrostatically driven MEMS device Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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